

# Event Details

- **Event Name**: DCR Winter Local History Talk Series: The Grand Trunk Hotel
- **Event Start and End Date**: Sat, 14 Mar, 2026 at 02:00 pm – Sat, 14 Mar, 2026 at 03:00 pm
- **Event Description**: Step back in time to the grand days of Turners Falls! The Grand Trunk Hotel, built in 1872 and demolished in 1968, once stood near today’s Great Falls Discovery Center. But what made it so special? Join the Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) staff as we use old photos, stories, and a little imagination to bring this lost landmark back to life. 

For youth and adults. Co-sponsored by Montague Public Libraries.

Directions &amp; Parking:

GPS Users
2 Avenue A, Turners Falls, MA 01376.  Please note that the address may show up as  Montague in some units.

From the North and South
Take Interstate 91, take exit 46 onto Route 2 East/Mohawk Trail towards Boston.
Turn right onto Main St. (over the Gill-Montague Bridge).
Continue onto Avenue A.
The Great Falls Discovery Center is the first red building on your right immediately after the bridge.

From the West
Take Route 2 East past route 91 to the traffic lights in Gill.
Turn right onto Main St. (over the Gill-Montague Bridge).
Continue onto Avenue A.
The Great Falls Discovery Center is the first red building on your right immediately after the bridge.

From the East
Take Route 2 West to Gill.
At the Route 2 lights in Gill, turn left onto Main St. (over the Gill-Montague Bridge).
Continue onto Avenue A.
The Great Falls Discovery Center is the first red building on your right immediately after the bridge.

Parking
Handicap accessible parking is available immediately after the Gill-Montague bridge on the right.
The main parking lot is just around the corner.  Take the next right onto Second St, then a right to enter the lot.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/turners-falls/dcr-winter-local-history-talk-series-the-grand-trunk-hotel/200029734451909
- **Event Categories**: trips-adventures
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 8

## Ticket Details

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## Event venue details

- **city**: Turners Falls
- **state**: MA
- **country**: United States
- **location**: Great Falls Discovery Center
- **lat**: 42.61053333
- **long**: -72.55497833
- **full address**: Great Falls Discovery Center, Turners Falls, United States

## Event Organizer details

- **affiliate_id**: 2
- **organizer**: Montague Public Libraries (https://allevents.in/org/montague-public-libraries/17836690)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Sat, 14 Mar, 2026 at 02:00 pm
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** Great Falls Discovery Center, Turners Falls, United States
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** Montague Public Libraries
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** trips-adventures
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about DCR Winter Local History Talk Series: The Grand Trunk Hotel ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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